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[plonq]

The phone system made me laugh out loud today.  I was updating my personal greetings (since I'd left them blank) and decided to update the "extended absence" greeting.  Halfway into the process I changed my mind.  I'm sure that earlier in the menus it had said to use the pound key to cancel, so I decided to give that a try.

"At the tone, please record your personal greeting..."
[BEEP]
"Pound is not a valid option!"
[BEEP]
"Pound is not a valid option!"
[BEEP]
"Pound is not a valid option!"
[BEEP]
"Pound is not a valid option!"
[BEEP]
"I'm sorry you're having problems.  Please try again later." [CLICK]

Whoever recorded the messages actually managed to have a slightly petulant timbre in her voice when she recorded that last bit.  I sat there for about a second with my finger poised above the pound key before I burst out laughing.  I love a phone system with attitude.

Comments

[takaza.livejournal.com]

Heh, sounds like my company's phone system, hit star and then pound :)

[pierrekrahn.livejournal.com]

My favourite (being sarcastic here) is when I call a place, and the recorded voice tells me "All operators are busy. Try again later. Good-bye. *click*".

Wait a minute! I hate queues as much as anyone else, but in a situation like this, I'd rather wait in queue than redial 50 times.